A EMERALD
The Emerald Endorses:
On Wednesday (tomorrow) campus polls
will open for the 1959 ASUO primary elec
tion. For the first time in recent years, mem
bers of the UO student body will vote to
“narrow down” the list of candidates in
tomorrow’s primary, with the general elec
tion slated for next week.
There will be no “preferential system” in
volved, other than your selection of the can
didates you think most suited for the ASUO
posts. And judging from the ballot, this
selection will not be an easy matter.
For a number of years, this paper has
selected and published its “slate” of ASUO
officers prior to the spring elections. This
year, The Emerald Editorial Board again
is presenting its choice of candidates, but
not because of tradition. Rather, we are pub
lishing our “slate” because we feel it is a
main duty of a college newspaper to develop
informed opinions on vital student issues,
and to present.these opinions whenever they
may be of significance to the University
community.
Because its editorial executives come in
close and constant contact with all import
ant campus issues and figures, The Emerald
feels qualified to express its views on the
election. Because of the newness of the pri
mary system, and because of the crucial
years ahead for student government, this
paper feels doubly duty-bound to make such
an expression of opinions, for whoever may
wish to consult it.
First, a note of explanation. The following
list of candidates represents the choices of
The Emerald Editorial Board. These pro
cedures were employed:
1) Each of the four candidates for A SCO
President appeared before the Board for an
interview, in which platforms and objectives
were outlined, and questions asked. After
this, the Board discussed each candidate,
and then voted for the two each member
thought should be on the general election
ballot. Neither of the two candidates receiv
ing Emerald endorsement were unanimous
choices. But they are choices which reflect
considerable discussion and thought.
2) For the other offices, the Editorial
Board used this criterion: “We will con
sider only those candidates about whom we
are knowledgable”—if more than two ab
stained from voting, the candidate was not
discussed further. Thus, only four Senator
at-large candidates are mentioned—but this
does not imply that these five are the only
hopefuls worthy of support. In the case of
several offices, where only two people are
running, and thus will both survive the
primary, no choice was made. '
In simple words: this is The Emerald
Editorial Board’s consensus “slate” for the
1959 ASUO primary, neither more nor less.
We feel that this composite opinion repre
sents a wide-enough base of informed in
dividual opinion, to make it potentially
valuable to the ASUO, and thus worth
printing.
The slate:
• For ASUO President: John Gus
tafson, Gary Gregory.
Here, as it should be, is the hardest de
cision of all—it is gratifying that as many
as four first-rank student leaders are com
peting for the ASUO’s top office.
In supporting John Gustafson and Greg
ory as the first two choices for ASUO presi
dent, the Editorial Board feels that both
men have a comprehensive grasp of the
meaning and future prospects of ASUO
government; that both demonstrated in
their interviews a satisfactory understand
ing of the “picture,” and both candidates
believe this picture to be larger than has
been suspected by ASUO leaders until very
recent times.
The Board bases part of its choice on a
conviction that either Gustafson or («regory
would be a stronger, more aggressive leader
of UO student government next year than
either of the other candidates. This is born
out by the records of both Gustafson and of
Gregory. As a Senate member, Gustafson
has repeatedly taken the initiative in bring
ing up issues which ultimately became vital
Senate issues, notably Orientation, election
amendment and aid to Higher Education.
Gregory’s initiative has given him consider
able voice and influence in student circles,
particularly on married and off-campus stu
dents’ matters, in spite of his lack of official
connection with the Senate.
If the platforms of Gregory and Gustaf
son can be summed up in a few words, this
x will be the result: Gregory—Reform in stu
dent government is still needed; the Senate
should be concerned more than it is now
with the really pressing problems of the
campus parking, athletic seating, married
students housing, etc., rather than carry the
academic trend to extremes.
Gustafson—Student government must
continue to help make this university a great
academic institution, through attention to
such problems as faculty-student relations,
extra-curricular activities, improvement of
orientation, etc. Student government can
never divorce itself from the education of
students.
I he Memorial Board found that the plat
forms and objectives of these two candidates
.were most thoroughly and concretely out
lined, and of the four, these two platforms
were the most liberal and forward-looking,
certainly attributes which must be present
in coming ASUO governments, to match
Oregon’s growth as a school. And finally,
because these “promises and goals” seemed
to be better matched by the performance
records of Gustafson and Gregory, than by
Hollister and Comeau, The Emerald made
its decision to support the first pair.
On behalf of Mike Hollister and Morrv
Comeau, it is absolutely necessary to say
that both have contributed considerably to
student government during their respective
careers, and will surely continue to con
tribute, whatever the election’s outcome.
Both would be foremost on The Emerald’s
Senate Slate, if presidential candidates could
make such a shift.
The rest of The Emerald’s Senate choices:
• ASUO vice-president: Stephen Handran,
Peter Wengert.
• Senators-at-large: Carleen Felker, David
Lyons, Bill Rutherford, Nina Sackett.
• Senior class president: "Walter Grebe,
Mike McCormick.
• Junior class president: Paul Bauge, Steve
Schell.
• Junior class vice-president: James Dor
sey, Margaret Reedy.
• Junior class representative: Marts Acker,
George Larson.
• Sophomore class president: Mike Clark,
Daniel Williams.
• Sophomore class representative: Michael
Vavvter.
• Fraternity representative: Dirk Rinehart.
(In both of these latter endorsements, The
Emerald Editorial Board felt that it was
qualified, by knowledge of past records and
aims, to support only one candidate.)
So this is The Emerald’s slate for the 1959
ASUO primary election; as said before, it
is no more or no less than that. As such, it
represents a major editorial opinion of this
paper: that student government, and stu
dent newspapers, for that matter, are— or
should be—vital components of the high
voltage circuit that is college education.
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Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor:
In response to the letter of B.
Pinkerton and D. Schneider
(Ex-Pres, and V.P. of AWS re
spectively). Admittedly the no
grubby rule was effected by the
women students themselves, but
which women students? When
this absurd rule was announced
to us last Fall, it was greeted
with astonishment and disgust,
for no one had heard of the
passage of such a rule, nor had
we, the people involved, been
asked of our opinions in the
matter.
As an indignant co-ed put it,
"Who the heck makes these
rules, anyway? Damned if I'm
gonna stagger around under a
heavy coat.”
Misses Pinkerton and Schnei
der attempt to Justify this rule
by stating that it was passed
by AWS and Heads of Houses.
However, it's quite obvious that
these organisations hardly ex
press the attitude of the student
body in many of their decisions
(look at the recent uproar over
Heads of Houses' proposed disci
pline board).
Out here on the fringes of the
campus, people are frequently
being moved to ask, "Well,
what's Heads of Houses for? I
mean, like, what do they do,
mar., beside stuff this gaff down
our throats? Is AWS a little
flurry of cottons up in the
"Squirrel Cage” and little more?
Do AWS and Heads of Houses
act in a well-defined and neces
sary capacity on campus, or are
their little noises just excuses
for "doing something?”
Sue Huffncr
Sophomore in General
Arts and Letters
Emerald Editor:
Well, Barbara Pinkerton and
DyAnne Schneider Hurely put
Barry Cole in the proper light.
And except for the reference to
a dunk in the Millrace, there is
not one word in their carefully
written letter calculated to raise
an eyebrow. A valuable letter in
deed, which enables one to bet
ter understand the problem.
Allow me to answer the ques
tion posed by these girls con
cerning when a girl is more at
tractive and better representa
tive of the University of Oregon
Coed. The first part of the ques
tion can only be answered con
ditionally, each girl being ap
praised individually.
I first must look at the girl
in shorts and then must look
at her coat. If the coat is better
looking than the girl, of course
she should wear the coat, and
vice versa, vice versa.
To the «econd part of the
question my answer is unquali
fied. The woman In the big
heavy coat In more represer.ta
tive of the University of Oregon
Coed, especially because repre
iientativea of the girls made the
law requiring coats.
Robert W. ll.Uiu.-il
Graduate in Phj«lr»
Emerald Editor:
Mr. Cole has the right idea. I
commend you, sir. on your at
tempt to stir some “action In the
midst of whispers and rumors,"
but obviously, all it has brought
are whispers and rumors.
The University Campus is
doomed to a perpetual Dark
Age, being that it is populated
with those who care only of out
ward appearances. These small,
asinine rules, made by the
higher cheese, are one and many
that mediocrity is all to willing
to accept.
I do not feign intellectualism,
but when absurdities and com
plete “unintcrest” occlude me, I
spend too much valuable time in
disgust and anger.
So, until the University of
Oregon btudent comes to realize
his pettiness in social affairs
that overrule academics, 1, too.
will sink back into obscurity
and, may I quote you, Mr. Cole,
"God help our generation."
Surodell Stanglund
Freshman In Art
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